focalise on quality , organise their own gross revenue , and starting the ripe partnership have not particularly harmed Ancanfora Fiori . In late years , production and sales have multiplied several time , and today , in finicky , German consumers are address to high-pitched - tone ranunculus and a variety of other slashed flowers daily .
On the right : Nicola Pappacena
The story of Acanfora Fiori rifle back several generations but start in its current form in 2008 by Tommasina Acanfora and Michele Pappacena . At three unlike localisation in Campania , southern Italy , they primarily mature ranunculus but also dissimilar type of carnations , matthiola , and antirrhinum . In 2014 , Word Nicola and Gennaro successively joined the business , and from then on affair really gained momentum .
" The modus operandi went quite astray , " explain Nicola . From a grower within the group - gross sales was chiefly organise through Del Gulfo - it was decided to descale up and take matters of export into their own hands . " We set about add to wholesalers afield directly , first through the intermediation of the auction in Holland but afterward to our customer in Germany and also in France straight . Today , all sales go through wholesaler exclusively , so there are no more link in between . Thus , without ever advertising or having a particular marketing scheme , turnover grew from 100,000 to 2.5 million euros in just over seven years . "
Production equally turn and exportation abroad grew from several hundred thousand stems back then to over 7.5 million stem each year today . The miscellanea has also increase . " To make this possible , we create impregnable partnership with the long - establish cooperative " La Partenopea " and with womb-to-tomb acquaintance Pasquale and Luigi Cuciniello . Together , we assay to direct the market through joint cultivation planning . "
Direct salesFrom daylight one , growth has been in the first place realise on the German marketplace . " The offset was not easy : Campania is the third or fourth largest output site of cut flowers in Europe , so there is a batch of competition . But in our realm , we have been the first to reach out to customer afield independently , i.e. , without the interference of jobber or exporters . German customers , in particular , seem to appreciate that , and with it a guarantee of freshness and a connection to the origin of the Cartesian product . "
Growing conditionsRanunculus is grown in greenhouses in volcanic soil , which is very alimental - full-bodied and , like , for example , perlite , enfeeble perfectly . Water provision is abundant , there are many natural water resources in the orbit . In the near hereafter , there are plans to build secure rain storage readiness in order not to depend on natural resources in sentence of drouth .
progress on trustThe season draw roughly from September through June , only in high-pitched summertime operations are down for a few months . The first ranunculus come forth in October and are supplied through the first weeks of April . " For the come years , we plainly hope to continue produce , but that is not the main focus . That is insure character and securing lasting relationships with our most loyal customers . At the moment , moreover , there is more need for our products than we can offer . "
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